How these guitar modeling companies are recreating rare vintage sounds for the digital age
How these guitar modeling companies are recreating rare vintage sounds for the digital age Around 2009, Dweezil Zappa ran into a space problem. He was busy touring the US, performing some songs written by his father, Frank. Recreating those signature âpeculiar sounds,â as Zappa calls them, required lugging around a massive rig â roughly the […]
What’s on your desk, Allison Johnson?
What's on your desk, Allison Johnson? What’s on your desk, Allison Johnson? Allison Johnson is the smartphone reviewer for The Verge, along with, as she says, “a bit of telecom on the side, which means I am a professional phone user.” She came to The Verge from DPReview, where she covered digital cameras and smartphone […]
Big Tech’s tax bill is on the table in tariff talks
Big Tech's tax bill is on the table in tariff talks Big Tech’s tax bill is on the table in tariff talks The United Kingdom is preparing to respond to the series of tariffs President Donald Trump has introduced since taking office. New taxes on everything from pure-bred horses to bourbon are on the table, […]
Oppo’s Find X8 Ultra squeezes better specs into a slightly thinner phone
Oppo's Find X8 Ultra squeezes better specs into a slightly thinner phone Oppo’s Find X8 Ultra squeezes better specs into a slightly thinner phone Oppo’s new Find X8 Ultra is the latest entrant in the ongoing competition between Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo to produce the world’s best camera phone. But unlike its rivals, Oppo has […]
Judge berates AI entrepreneur for using a generated ‘lawyer’ in court
Judge berates AI entrepreneur for using a generated 'lawyer' in court Judge berates AI entrepreneur for using a generated ‘lawyer’ in court A man’s recent attempt to use an AI-generated avatar in his legal appeal made an immediate impression on a New York courtroom, but probably not the one he was hoping for. Jerome Dewald […]
OpenAI countersues Elon Musk to stop his attacks and ‘fake takeover bid’
OpenAI countersues Elon Musk to stop his attacks and 'fake takeover bid' OpenAI countersues Elon Musk to stop his attacks and ‘fake takeover bid’ OpenAI filed a countersuit against Elon Musk on Wednesday, saying on X that “Elon’s nonstop actions against us are just bad-faith tactics to slow down OpenAI and seize control of the […]
Lawmakers are skeptical of Zuckerberg’s commitment to free speech
Lawmakers are skeptical of Zuckerberg's commitment to free speech Lawmakers are skeptical of Zuckerberg’s commitment to free speech Meta’s latest whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams, got a warm reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as the Careless People author who the company has fought to silence described the company’s chief executive as someone willing to shapeshift into whatever […]
Adobe is building AI agents for Photoshop and Premiere Pro
Adobe is building AI agents for Photoshop and Premiere Pro Adobe is building AI agents for Photoshop and Premiere Pro that can suggest ways to edit your photos or videos and then carry out the tasks for you, according to a blog written today by Ely Greenfield, Adobe’s CTO of digital media. Adobe Photoshop’s agentic […]
Framework’s entry-level modular Laptop 12 starts at £499
Framework's entry-level modular Laptop 12 starts at £499 Framework’s entry-level modular Laptop 12 starts at £499 The Framework Laptop 12 | Image: Framework Earlier this year, modular computer company Framework began a quest to fix “entry-level laptops” with the Framework Laptop 12, its first 12-inch laptop and its first 2-in-1 touchscreen PC. And as you […]
Trump says the future of AI is powered by coal
Trump says the future of AI is powered by coal The day before several major tech leaders appeared before Congress, begging for ways to get more energy for the nascent American artificial intelligence industry, Donald Trump signed an executive order offering a solution: increased coal production. As part of a series of executive orders released […]